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. 2016 Apr 8;16(1):11. doi: 10.5334/ijic.2455

Table 5.

Prediction of disease-related hospitalisation by chronic disease on the propensity-matched cohort.

Characteristic Hospitalisation (2013)

Diabetes Cardiovascular diseases Respiratory illnesses

Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval

Population characteristics
Gender
  Male 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Female 0.79*** 0.72–0.87 0.75*** 0.72–0.78 0.64*** 0.57–0.73
Age group (years)
  18–44 1.00 1.00 1.00
  45–54 1.49* 1.06–2.10 2.26*** 1.84–2.78 1.99*** 1.37–2.89
  55–64 1.90*** 1.39–2.60 3.42*** 2.83–4.14 4.31*** 3.12–5.96
  65–74 2.47*** 1.82–3.36 5.11*** 4.24–6.16 6.54*** 4.80–8.92
  75–84 3.57*** 2.62–4.85 7.25*** 6.01–8.73 7.15*** 5.21–9.82
  ≥85 5.11*** 3.64–7.16 10.45*** 8.62–12.65 9.19*** 6.41–13.17
Region of residence
  Lake Geneva 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Mittelland 1.91*** 1.49–2.44 2.11*** 1.84–2.43 1.75*** 1.27–2.40
  Northwest 2.22*** 1.74–2.83 2.53*** 2.21–2.91 2.12*** 1.55–2.90
  East 2.21*** 1.73–2.83 2.41*** 2.09–2.77 2.02*** 1.46–2.79
  Ticino 6.62** 1.84–23.78 1.82 0.89–3.71 2.85 0.77–10.60
  Central 1.90*** 1.37–2.64 2.20*** 1.85–2.62 1.67* 1.07–2.62
  Zurich 1.93*** 1.50–2.46 2.34*** 2.04–2.69 2.10*** 1.54–2.87
Health insurance status
  Care model
    Standard care model 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Integrated care model 0.87** 0.79–0.95 0.92*** 0.88–0.96 0.95 0.84–1.07
  Deductible
    Low (CHF 300/500) 1.00 1.00 1.00
    High (>CHF500) 0.89 0.70–1.13 0.79*** 0.73–0.86 0.56*** 0.42–0.75
Chronic Disease Score
    Level 1 (0–999) 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Level 2 (1000–2499) 1.33 0.96–1.84 1.25*** 1.14–1.36 1.15 0.81–1.63
    Level 3 (2500–4999) 1.66** 1.20–2.32 1.49*** 1.37–1.61 1.51** 1.11–2.05
    Level 4 (5000–9999) 2.33*** 1.69–3.20 2.02*** 1.87–2.18 1.93*** 1.44–2.58
    Level 5 (≥10,000) 3.51*** 2.55–4.84 2.92*** 2.68–3.18 3.05*** 2.264–4.12
No. of hospitalised days (2011)
  0–3 days 1.00 1.00 1.00
  4–10 days 1.28** 1.10–1.50 1.47*** 1.37–1.59 1.77*** 1.46–2.15
  >10 days 1.92*** 1.66–2.23 1.88*** 1.75–2.02 2.66*** 2.22–3.19

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.01.